Typographical machine.



W. M. RAPP.

.TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13. I916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

WILLIAM M. RAPE, 01* COLLINGSWOOD. NEW JERSEY.-

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHIIdE.

, specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 12, 1917;

Application filed July 13, 1916. Serial No. 108,973.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. RAPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Collingswood, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of whichthefollowing is a specification. Y

My invention consists of improvements in typographical machines, and more particularly of a device for controlling the matrices and space bands or bars after they have been released from their respective magazines and are moving toward the assembling block.

Prior to my invention, a number of devices of the above described type have been invented, but their construction, is such that they are not capable of adjustment to suit different sized matrices and furthermore their construction is such that they often cause accidental transposition of the different matrices in the assembling block, thereby causing defective work.

Heretofore, the devices which" controlled the space bands or bars after they passed out of the space band chute, were usually made of resilient material and often vibrated by the movement of the matrices, said vibration'causing the space bars to be thrown out of their proper ath. is

One object of my invention is to so construct a controlling device for the matrices and space bands that it may be adjusted both longitudinally and transversely to accommodate and control different sized matrices.

AIlOtllGI' object is to so construct my improved controlling device that the matrices will not interfere with the proper movement of the space bands so that With the use of my improved invention, accidental transposition is practically eliminated.

A further object is to so construct my invention that it may be readily attached to machines of any of the well known types without in any way necessitating a change of construction of the machine.

Another object is to so make my invention that the portions which control the matrices and the space bands may be readily separated from each other, that when once in place they cannot be accidentally displaced.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I

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attain in'the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which a Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a typographical machine showing my inventlon' secured thereto. v

Fig. 2is an assembled perspective view of my mvention.

3 is a detached perspective view of my invention.

F 1g. 4 1s a sectional elevation taken on the hue a-a of Fig.1 looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Fig. 5v is a perspective view of a modified form of my invention. v

Referring to the drawings, the channels 1 receive and guide the matrices from their respective magazines at the upperportion of the machine to the conveying belt 2, the latter being rotated by wheels 3 of which only one is shown in the accompanying drawing. Thisguide belt 2 conveys and directs the matrlces, as they fall by gravity onto a guide plate 4 upon which they slide onto the upper surface of the star Wheel 5, the latter being rotatable to consecutively move the matrices into the assembling block 6.

These members just described operate in the usual manner as does also the space band chute 7, through which the space bands fall by gravity and onto the star wheel 5 from where they are pressed into the assembling block to perform the necessary spacing of the words formed by the matrices.

The space band chute 7 is directly over the star wheel 5 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

My invention consists primarily of a plate 8 which is provided with a lateral extension 9 terminating in an ear 10, said ear being arranged at an angle to said extension and designed to fit'against the outer edge of the space band chute 7.

The extension 9 is also provided with a slot 11, and the rear face 12 of the space band chute 7 has a tapped hole 13' into which fits a screw 14, the latter passing through the slot 11 and tending to bind the face 15 of the plate 8 to the rear face 12 of the chute 7.

The plate 8 has adjacent its lower end, two forwardly projecting prongs 16 spaced apart, and these prongs are located at an angle between the lower end of the chute 7 and the star wheel 5, so that they form an auxiliary guide for'the space bands after they leave the chute 7.

The plate 8 'is preferably made of comparatively rigid or stiff material, and is provided on its rear face 17 with a longitudinally extending rib 18. The upper end-of the plate 8 has a rearwardly extending arm 19 which has its upper surface 20 substantially flat and provided with a narrow angular rib 21. This rib 21 extends centrally between the outer edges of the arm 19 and a tapped hole 22 extends substantially vertically through the arm 19 to receive the threaded end 23 of a binding nut 24.

The plate 8 has a second extension 9 which is provided with an angular ear 10.

h This car 10 acts in the same capacity as the car 10 and serves as additional means to prevent the turning of the plate 8 on its support.

A flexible flat strip or plate 25, preferably of spring steel, brass, or copper, is bent upon itself as shown at 26, and has its end portions 27 and 28 depending therefrom at an acute angle to the folded end portion 26. I

The faces 20 and 15 of the. plate 8 extend at substantially a' right angle to each other, and when attached to the machine, the plate 8 assumes a verticalposition. The portion 26 of the spring plate 25 .is slotted through both thicknesses as shown at 29. The Width of this slot is such as to fit over the rib 21, so that when the nut 24 is tightened to bring a washer 30 into contact with the upper surface 31 of the plate 25, said plate 25 will be securely Held to the upper surface of the arm 19, t e rib 21 preventing the plate 25 from turning around the threaded stem 23 which might occur if the rib and slot connection was not present. 1

When in this position, the depending end portions 27 and 28 extend at an incline and toward the lower end of the plate 8. The lower ends of the portions 27 and 28 are in such position with respect to the plate 4 that the matrices during their progress toward the assembling block will first engage the portion 28 of the spring member 25 and the speed of the matrlces will be slightly checked. A continued movement of the matricespast the portion 28 brings them in contact with the portion 27, which further checks and controls the movement thereof 'is'thereby ke t under positive control.

If it is deslred to change the position of iaaasai the portions 27 and 28 with respect to the plate 4 to accommodate matrices of different sizes, either the plate 25 may be slid in the direction of the slot 29 and arm 19 or the entire structure may be moved bodily by loosening the screw 14 and adjusting the plate 8 vertically.

It will thus be understood that with my improved controlling device, I am able to secure adjustment longitudinally and transversely and that the entire device may be adjusted as a unit or the spring member 5 may be adjusted independently of the plate 8.

The rib 21 and slot 29 prevent any accidental turning or lateral movement of the spring plate 25 and the cars 10, 10 prevent any accidental twisting movement of the plate 8, so that all of the parts of the device are securely held to each other and to the chute 7.

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 5, the plate 8 is of the exact construction as above described, but instead of having the double spring portion 27 and 28, I use a single sprlng 32 which is bent at its upper end and provided with a slot 33 which spans the rib 21. spects this construction of Fig. 5 is similar to the construction above described.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

'machine, of a supporting structure, a member adjustably secured to said supporting structure, and having a portion forming a guide for the space bands, a matrixcontrolling member adjustably connected to said first member and adjustable transversely to the direction of adjustment of said first member, substantially as described.

3. The combination in a typographical machine including an assembling block, a space band chute, means for assembling the space bands and matrices within the assembling block, of a rigid plate adjustably secured adjacent the space band chute and having a portion intermediate said chute In all other re and the assembling means, and resilient means adjustably secured to said plate and designed to be engaged by the matrices during their progress toward the assembling means, substantially as described.

4. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, amember having a portion in line with the space band chute and adjustably secured with respect thereto, an arm on said mefnber ex"- porting structure, an arm on and extending at an angle to said plate, a bent flat spring adjustably secured to said armand extend-" ing toward the space band guiding portion of said plate, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, a slotted plate having a portion for guiding the space 8 bands to the assembling means, means extending through said slot in the plate for adjustably securing said plate to the supporting structure, an arm on and extending at an angle to said plate, a bent fiat spring having a slot therein, a rib on said arm of the first-mentioned plate extending through said slot in the spring, and means for securing the spring to said arm, substantially as describ d. g

7. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, a slotted late having a portion for guiding the space ands to the assembling means, means extending through said slot in the plate for adjustably securing said plate to the supporting structure, an arm on and extending at an angle to said plate, a bent flat spring having a slot therein, a rib on said arm of the first-mentioned plate extending through said slot in the spring, and means for securing the spring to said arm and passing through said slot, substantially as described.

8. A controlling device for typograhical machines comprising a plate having prongs thereon between which the space bands are designed to fall, an arm extending at an angle on said plate and provided with a rib, a plate spring strip folded upon itself and having its end portions projecting down-. wardly at an angle toward the prong end of the first-mentioned plate, said spring being slotted at its folded portion to span said rib, and means for adjustably securmg the plate to said arm, said first late havm means designed to provide a 'ustment t erefor, substantially as describe 9. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, a plate having pronged ends for guiding the spacing bands, said plate being slotted and pro-i vided with an arm having a rib thereon, a plate spring having a slot fitting over said rib, securing means passing through said slot for adjustably securing the spring to the arm, said sprin being bent at an angle .to the slotted portion thereof and serving to retard the matrices durin their progress to the assembling means, an means passing through said slot in the first-mentioned plate for adjustably securing said late to the supporting structure, substantial y as described.

10. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, a plate having pronged ends for guiding the spacing bands, said plate being slotted and provided with an arm, a plate spring having a slot therein, securing means passing through said slot for adjustably securing the spring to the arm, said spring being bent atan angle to the slotted portion thereof and serving to retard the matrices durin their progress to the assembling means, an means passing throu h said slot in the first-mentioned plate or adjustablysecurin said plate to the supporting structure, su stantially as described.

11. The combination in a typographical machine, of a supporting structure, a plate having pronged ends for guiding the spacing bands, said plate being slotted and provided with an arm, a plate spring having through said slot for adjustably securing the spring to the arm, said spring being 'a slot therein, securing means passing bent at an angle to the slotted portion thereof and serving to retard the matrices during their progress to the assembling means, means passing through said slot in the firstmentioned plate for adjustably securing said plate to the supporting structure, sai plate having ears extending at angles thereto for abutment with the supporting structure to 1prevent accidental turning of the plate, su stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM M. RAPP. Witnesses:

RHODA E. Gums, CHAS. E.- Porn. 

